In this article we give you 45 facts and stats about the french footballing giants – Paris Saint-Germain
Facts
PSG were founded in 1970
PSG were formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain
PSG plays its home matches at the Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes has a capacity of 47,929
PSG won their first major honour, the French Cup in 1982
PSG won their first Division 1 title in 1986
PSG have won Ligue 1 10 times – so far
PSG won their only European trophy the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1995–96
Paris Saint-Germain are owned by Qatar Sports Investments,
Qatar Sports Investments purchased PSG in 2011
Famous designer and former club president Daniel Hechter designed PSG’s classic home kit back in 1974
PSG are the world’s seventh-most valuable football club
PSG colours are red, blue and white
Red and blue symbolise Paris and the white colour symbolises Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The record home attendance of PSG is 49,575 against Waterschei
Most appearances in Ligue 1 is held by Jean-Marc Pilorget with 371 appearances
the Camp des Loges has been the club’s training ground since 1970
The longest serving manager was Georges Peyroche at 3 years 7 months
PSG is the most successful French club in history in terms of titles won, with 47
Gianluigi Buffon is the oldest player to play for the club at 41 years 5 months
Marco Verratti kas won the most trophies with the club at 29
PSG’s motto is ‘dream bigger’
Laurent Blanc is the club’s most successful manager in terms of trophies won, with eleven.
Most goals in a Ligue 1 season is 38 by Zlatan Ibrahimović in 2015–16.
The All-time record win is 10–0 away to Côte Chaude in the Coupe de France
PSG have won all four national titles in a single season on four occasions
PSG’s nicknames are Les Parisiens (the Parisians) and Les Rouge et Bleu (the red and the blue)
The club’s official mascot is called the Germain the Lynx
On the club’s crest, the Eiffel Tower in red and the blue background represent Paris
The fleur de lys in white is a hint to the coat of arms of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Allez Paris-Saint-Germain is the club’s current official anthem.
“Ici, c’est Paris!” and “Paris est magique!” are the club’s most iconic mottos
The Paris Saint-Germain Training Center will be the club’s new training ground and sports complex
PSG and Marseille matches are referred to as Le Classique
PSG currently have the sixth-highest revenue in the footballing world with a turnover of €556m
PSG have spent over €1.3bn on player transfers since the summer of 2011
PSG have only had one Ballon d’Or winner in history – George Weah
PSG went 19 years without a Ligue 1 title
Edinson Cavani is still the top scorer in the league with 138
Edinson Cavani is still the top scorer with 200 – Mbappe is still there though
The record transfer recieved was €40m for Gonçalo Guedes from Valencia
PSG paid €222M for Neymar from Barcelona
The fastest goal in Ligue 1 history is 8 seconds by Kylian Mbappé
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club have had 31 managers as of 2022
Bernard Lama has the most clean sheets as a goalie with 137
The Longest-serving captain at 7 years, 10 months, 3 days was Thiago Silva.
The Youngest player to captain the club at 17 years, 8 months was Mamadou Sakho.
